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H A P P E N I N G
H E R E
Spanning the globe
Six student athletes spent part of the summer representing their countries in international competition.
Luke Hancock, the Most Outstanding Player at the
men's Final Four in Atlanta in the spring, served as the
offcial fag-bearer for the U.S. delegation of athletes at
the World University Games (WUG) in Russia. Hancock averaged nearly 11 points per game, with a gamehigh 27 points in a 94-85 loss to Canada. The United
States fnished in ninth place overall in basketball.
Senior guard Shoni Schimmel came off the
bench to help the U.S. team win its third straight
WUG gold medal, easily toppling host Russia 90-71,
while Cardinal women's soccer player Charlyn Corral
helped her native Mexico take home the silver medal
in that sport. Corral led all scorers with nine goals in
the tournament.
Sophomore forward Montrezl Harrell earned gold,
leading the U.S. hoops team to an 82-68 win against
Serbia at the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship
in Prague, Czech Republic. Harrell's 17-point, fourrebound, four-blocked-shot effort in the fnals spurred
the U.S. team to its frst U19 championship since 2009.
Senior guard Russ Smith represented the United
States as a member of the East Coast All Stars at the
Four Nations Cup in Tallinn, Estonia. Smith averaged
23 points a game, and scored 30 in the tournament
fnale against Estonia. The East Coast All Stars fnished
third in the tournament.
Lisbon, Portugal native and two-time Olympian
Carlos Almeida set two Portuguese national swimming records at the European Championships in
Debrecen, Hungary, in both the 50- and 100-meter
breaststroke.
Top: Luke Hancock; Bottom left: Charlyn Corral; Bottom right: Shoni Schimmel
Fans can own the court
UofL basketball fans may not have been on the
court when the men's team won the national
title, but now they can own part of it.
Insurance and ﬁnancial investment
giant Northwestern Mutual purchased the
2013 Final Four court and has donated it
to UofL, which will cut most of it into souvenir pieces for fans. Proceeds will help fund
the ﬁght against pediatric cancer. Coach Rick
Pitino also will autograph 1,000 of the souvenir
pieces in an effort to raise even more money
for charity. These slices of UofL basketball history
are on sale now for $99.99, $199.99 or $499.99
and can be purchased at gocards.com by clicking
the "Basketball Championship Floor Pieces" icon.
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